Cleveland Clinic touts at-home heart failure treatment: 6 takeaways

Becker's Healthcare December 26, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Some acute heart failure patients can be safely and successfully treated at home, according to a research letter published Nov. 16 in JACC: Heart Failure.

The letter provides analysis of the Cleveland Clinic Hospital Care at Home program at Weston-based Cleveland Clinic Florida between April 2023 and August 2024, according to a Dec. 26 news release from Cleveland Clinic.

Here are six takeaways from the letter:

1. Cleveland Clinic Florida’s hospital-at-home program has treated more than 2,800 patients, for conditions including heart failure, pneumonia and kidney infections, since 2023.
2. Eligible patients admitted to the program receive Bluetooth-enabled equipment to use at home. The equipment transmits data to a clinically integrated virtual command center at a Cleveland...

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